evident

See also: évident

English

Etymology

From Middle English [Term?], from Old French [Term?], from Latin ēvidēns (“visible, apparent, clear, plain”) (compare Late Latin ēvideor (“to appear plainly”)), from ē (“out”) + videō (“see”), present participle vidēns, deponent videor (“to appear, seem”). Displaced native Old English sweotol.

Pronunciation
  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈɛv.ɪ.dənt/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈɛv.ə.dənt/
  • Audio (US)(file)
  • Hyphenation: ev‧i‧dent

Adjective

evident (comparative more evident, superlative most evident)

  1. Obviously true by simple observation.
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:obvious
    It was evident she was angry, after she slammed the door.
    • 1907, Harold Bindloss, chapter 26, in The Dust of Conflict‎:
      Maccario, it was evident, did not care to take the risk of blundering upon a picket, and a man led them by twisting paths until at last the hacienda rose blackly before them.

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Catalan

Etymology

From Latin ēvidēns.

Pronunciation

Adjective

evident (masculine and feminine plural evidents)

  1. obvious; evident

Derived terms

Further reading

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ēvidēns.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [eviˈdɛnt]
  • Hyphenation: evi‧dent
  • Audio(file)
  • Audio (Austria)(file)

Adjective

evident (strong nominative masculine singular evidenter, comparative evidenter, superlative am evidentesten)

  1. evident

Declension
Positive forms of evident
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
predicative er ist evident sie ist evident es ist evident sie sind evident
strong declension
(without article)		 nominative evidenter evidente evidentes evidente
genitive evidenten evidenter evidenten evidenter
dative evidentem evidenter evidentem evidenten
accusative evidenten evidente evidentes evidente
weak declension
(with definite article)		 nominative der evidente die evidente das evidente die evidenten
genitive des evidenten der evidenten des evidenten der evidenten
dative dem evidenten der evidenten dem evidenten den evidenten
accusative den evidenten die evidente das evidente die evidenten
mixed declension
(with indefinite article)		 nominative ein evidenter eine evidente ein evidentes (keine) evidenten
genitive eines evidenten einer evidenten eines evidenten (keiner) evidenten
dative einem evidenten einer evidenten einem evidenten (keinen) evidenten
accusative einen evidenten eine evidente ein evidentes (keine) evidenten
Comparative forms of evident
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
predicative er ist evidenter sie ist evidenter es ist evidenter sie sind evidenter
strong declension
(without article)		 nominative evidenterer evidentere evidenteres evidentere
genitive evidenteren evidenterer evidenteren evidenterer
dative evidenterem evidenterer evidenterem evidenteren
accusative evidenteren evidentere evidenteres evidentere
weak declension
(with definite article)		 nominative der evidentere die evidentere das evidentere die evidenteren
genitive des evidenteren der evidenteren des evidenteren der evidenteren
dative dem evidenteren der evidenteren dem evidenteren den evidenteren
accusative den evidenteren die evidentere das evidentere die evidenteren
mixed declension
(with indefinite article)		 nominative ein evidenterer eine evidentere ein evidenteres (keine) evidenteren
genitive eines evidenteren einer evidenteren eines evidenteren (keiner) evidenteren
dative einem evidenteren einer evidenteren einem evidenteren (keinen) evidenteren
accusative einen evidenteren eine evidentere ein evidenteres (keine) evidenteren
Superlative forms of evident
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
predicative er ist am evidentesten sie ist am evidentesten es ist am evidentesten sie sind am evidentesten
strong declension
(without article)		 nominative evidentester evidenteste evidentestes evidenteste
genitive evidentesten evidentester evidentesten evidentester
dative evidentestem evidentester evidentestem evidentesten
accusative evidentesten evidenteste evidentestes evidenteste
weak declension
(with definite article)		 nominative der evidenteste die evidenteste das evidenteste die evidentesten
genitive des evidentesten der evidentesten des evidentesten der evidentesten
dative dem evidentesten der evidentesten dem evidentesten den evidentesten
accusative den evidentesten die evidenteste das evidenteste die evidentesten
mixed declension
(with indefinite article)		 nominative ein evidentester eine evidenteste ein evidentestes (keine) evidentesten
genitive eines evidentesten einer evidentesten eines evidentesten (keiner) evidentesten
dative einem evidentesten einer evidentesten einem evidentesten (keinen) evidentesten
accusative einen evidentesten eine evidenteste ein evidentestes (keine) evidentesten

Further reading
  • “evident” in Duden online
  • “evident” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Middle French

Adjective

evident m (feminine singular evidente, masculine plural evidents, feminine plural evidentes)

  1. obvious; evident

Descendants
  • French: évident

Occitan

Etymology

From Latin ēvidēns.

Pronunciation
  • Audio (Béarn)(file)

Adjective

evident m (feminine singular evidenta, masculine plural evidents, feminine plural evidentas)

  1. evident

Derived terms
  • evidéncia

Romanian

Etymology

From French évident, from Latin evidens.

Adjective

evident m or n (feminine singular evidentă, masculine plural evidenți, feminine and neuter plural evidente)

  1. obvious

Declension
Declension of evident
singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative/
accusative 		indefinite evident evidentă evidenți evidente
definite evidentul evidenta evidenții evidentele
genitive/
dative 		indefinite evident evidente evidenți evidente
definite evidentului evidentei evidenților evidentelor
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